| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 105 |
Material
- Hook: 9, bb, Limerick
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Body: Orange floss silk. Variations: Scarlet, light brown, or yellow-green
- Rib: Gold tinsel
- Hackle: Orange
- Throat: Blue Jay
- Wing: Two cock of the rock, golden pheasant topping on each side
- Horns: Macaw
- Sides: King-fisher
- Head: Black head
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Body - orange floss silk, ribbed with gold tinsel. Legs - orange hackle, from the tail up, jay at the trottle. Wings - two feathers of the cock of the rock, with a golden pheasant topping each side, macaw feelers, and king-fisher. Tail golden pheasant crest. Black head. - Hook 9, bb, Limerick, varied thus: —scarlet, light brown, or yellow-green floss silk bodies.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Body |
Floss - Silk
Or: scarlet, light brown or yellow-green |
Orange | |
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Body |
Floss - Silk
Or: scarlet, light brown or yellow-green |
Orange | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Gold | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Orange |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Wing | Cock of the rock | Feather | Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
On side of cock of the rock |
Natural | |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow |
Blue |
| Sides |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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